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'Lucy's Dress' Painting
United Kingdom
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 30 W x 40 H x 0.8 D in
About The Artwork
‘Lucy’s Dress, the second in my series of wedding dress portraits, was borrowed back from my client after I had originally designed, pattern cut and made the dress itself. As with ‘Clare’s Dress’, (the first in the series), this painting is a celebration of the beauty of the dress, not of the woman wearing the dress…wedding dresses are often made of very sumptuous fabrics, and as a lover of fabrics, I wanted to transmit this in the painting. The colour palette is subdued, warm, and smooth toned in shades of brown and cream. My working method is to set the dress up on a hanger, photograph it, digitally edit it until it has the right feel, and then start to paint, referring to the actual dress and the photograph as well. In this way I can add whatever mood seems right - an atmosphere of drama or theatricality… I chose oil paint on canvas for this piece as I think it gives a feel of permanence and quality, which ideally, a marriage should also have...
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:30 W x 40 H x 0.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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United Kingdom
I have always had a love of fabrics and clothing, and in my parallel life as a designer, pattern cutter & maker, the fashion drawing and illustration process has always been important. Painting portraits of wedding dresses and other clothing, came as a natural progression. I have always carried on my artwork alongside designing and making, and I’d had an itch to make oil pastel paintings of clothing for a couple of years, but work always got in the way. When the wedding dress painting idea came up, I began by using oil paint on canvas for a more voluptuous look. Clothing has always been very meaningful to me for many reasons, and with the portraits I wanted to project an ethereal atmosphere, with a dramatic, theatrical edge through photo editing as a starting point. Having always used marker pens for my design drawings, I decided to try them as an ‘ideas’ medium. The results are graphic and simple, on smooth Bristol board, with a fresh translucence, almost like a watercolour. I have catholic tastes, and this is reflected in my work.
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